EMRA Resident SIMWars
EMRA Resident SimWars
EMRA Resident SimWars is an annual learning competition for emergency medicine residents. It's held during ACEP Scientific Assembly in the fall. Get involved!
ACEP24
When: Monday, September 30, 2024
Time: 9 am - 3 pm Pacfic
Where: Mandalay Bay Convention Center
Deadline is July 1, 2024.
2023 EMRA SimWars Champions
HCA Aventura Hospital
Thanks to the teams that competed at Scientific Assembly 2023
- Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia
- HCA Aventura Hospiral
- Kings County
- LSU New Orleans
- Rutgers Health/Community Medical Center
- Stanford
- Staten Island University Hospital
- University of South Florida
All teams consisted of four residents from the same program.
Simulation Committee
We are the bridge between textbook knowledge and real-world medicine. We are the forum that enables deliberate practice. We are time-keepers and evaluators for innovative medical education.
And also...we have fun doing it! Just keep simmin' just keep simmin'.
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